Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Pathways to Purpose: A Youth Empowerment and Justice Reintegration Program
Agreement Number:
13791140
Agreement Value:
$325,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 23, 2026 - Mar 31, 2029
Description:
The "Pathways to Purpose: A Youth Empowerment and Justice Reintegration Program" is a three-year, community-driven initiative designed to reduce youth violence and gang involvement among racialized youth aged 12 to 17 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick who are in contact with the youth criminal justice system. The program delivers wraparound services-including case management, mentorship, trauma-informed counselling, restorative justice supports, and gang exit programming-to youth at multiple stages of justice system involvement: post-arrest, during diversion or community-based sentencing, and throughout rehabilitation and reintegration. It provides individualized, culturally competent, and trauma-informed interventions that recognize the unique, multilayered barriers faced by racialized youth and their families.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Alternative approaches to youth justice practices developed
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3L 1K7
Reference Number:
119-2026-2027-Q1-00034
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
Youth Justice Fund (Main)
YJF - CBJS
Recipient's Legal Name:
UMMAH SOCIETY
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12006
Program:
Youth Justice Fund
Program Purpose:
The Youth Justice Fund provides grants and contributions to projects that encourage a more effective youth justice system, respond to emerging youth justice issues and enable greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.